Mats of Beggiatoa bacteria reveal that organic pollution from lumber mills inhibits growth of Zostera marina

Marine Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 372-380

  Elliott, Joel K ^a   Spear, Erin ^a   Wyllie Echeverria, Sandy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Beggiatoa; Hydrogen sulfide; Organic loading; Wood; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMONITORING; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MONOCOTYLEDON; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 33751537203     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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